by Anchorage Opera | Jan 28, 2016 | News
Backstage at the Performing Arts Center is a labyrinth of hallways, but last Saturday a clue to the correct door to the Sydney Laurence theater comes in the form of Luis Orozco’s rich baritone going through the scales from behind a dressing room door. The intimate and...
by Anchorage Opera | Jan 28, 2016 | News
“She was born on the day God was drunk.” That description is one of the first things we learn about the title character of the opera “Maria de Buenos Aires,” which has its Alaska premiere this week. A bit unfocused, perhaps, but Astor Piazzolla’s “tango opera” is a...
by Anchorage Opera | Dec 22, 2015 | News
Mike Dunham of the Alaska Dispatch News attended the opening performance of Aklaq and Nayak (An Alaska Native Adaptation of Hansel and Gretel) and had the following to say about the co-production with Anchorage Opera: (“Aklaq and Nayak”) retells...
by Anchorage Opera | Nov 5, 2015 | News
Mike Dunham of the ADN attended opening night and had much to say about the production (all good)…including these excerpts: Audrey Babcock as Carmen: “Bizet’s gypsy temptress, powerfully sung by Audrey Babcock is…a steely, adamantine portrayal...
by Anchorage Opera | Apr 25, 2015 | News
MANY Thanks to our loyal & GENEROUS supporters who made this event a HUGE Success! The proceeds from this event brought us 96% of the way to meeting our Ed & Cathy Rasmuson – Soar to New Heights 2014-15 Season Goal BRAVI tutti! On the evening of April...